Author Archives: Ponder

About Ponder

I'm a train driver from Cardiff, have been married a long time and have 4 wonderful kids... all grown up now! Warning: I tend to lose The Game a lot.

Cycle “Adventures” Volume 138

7 days of early mornings in a row! Lots of the usual impatience, scooters, a made-up word, people not understanding arrows (more likely just ignoring the fucking things, see: impatience) colour blindness and a higher than average level of courtesy! … Continue reading

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 137

After a bit of a break I’m back with 7 days worth of clips from my commutes. There is a lot of impatience in this video. A hell of a lot. Things are returning to normal and people are expecting … Continue reading

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 136

Guest starring a famous cartoon mouse! In this video we have good news on the road narrows front, an unusual pet walk, not giving in to intimidation, red light jumpers (no bikes for a change), illegal vehicles (scooters are a … Continue reading

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 135

This video sees a lot of red light jumpers, both cycles and cars, and too many close passes. Scooters are also becoming more popular and it’s only a matter of time before they make local news headlines. On a positive … Continue reading

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 134

Given the number of close passes and drivers who just must get in front or push out first in this video you’d be mistaken for thinking the roads were busier than they actually are!I really think lockdown is seriously affecting … Continue reading

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 133

They keep coming! 133 and no sign of slowing down! Quite a short one this time though, but still some “interesting” clips.No shortage of cockwombles and even a considerate Audi driver! Kudos to anyone who gets the quote that pops … Continue reading

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Crypto Update

The story so far: Joined Brave Rewards in December, started with other Cryptocurrency in January. £10 initially put into Bitcoin via Coinbase using debit card, some sent to Bittrex, some sent to a home hosted wallet. Another £10 in Bitcoin … Continue reading

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 132

Quite an impressive display of cockwomblery in this video! A lot of the time you’d have a hard time believing we’re in lockdown. The worst part of this whole video, in my mind as a parent, was seeing the young … Continue reading

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More Amiga Repairs

Connected the board to power and video, Kickstart screen. I now have a new solder station, so I used that to carefully resolder the connector again. This time it worked and has kept working through much testing and reassembly! The … Continue reading

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Cycle “Adventures” Volume 131

The appearance that the type of people who break lockdown aren’t the best of our society mean there’s no shortage of footage for this video. There are some right corkers here for you to enjoy! It would appear I have … Continue reading

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